Title: Music Therapy as an Adjunctive Role in Child Development
Date: April 19th, 2024
Time: 9am - 11am CST/10am - 12pm EST
Description:
From the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to the preschool classroom, music therapy has a powerful impact on the neurological growth and maturation of a child. A single evidence-based music therapy intervention can elicit the use of multiple skills that include sensory, emotional, physical, and social skills at once. This 2-hour training will provided an introduction to the clinical practice of music therapy where participants will be able to 1) define the profession of music therapy and qualifications of a boardcertified music therapist (MT-BC), 2) understand the role of a MT-BC within the interdisciplinary team, 3) describe goals and evidence-based interventions that align with desired clinical outcomes for children birth to five years of age, 3) apply therapeutic applications of music to client outcomes within one’s own practice, and 4) identify resources and referring agents for music therapy.
Presenter(s):
Katherine Goforth Elverd, MM, LPMT, MT-BC
Katherine Goforth Elverd, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in music from Western Kentucky University (2006), Master of Music in Music Therapy from Florida State University (2008) and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Music Therapy from Indiana University. Katie possesses over 15 years of clinical experience working with children of all ages and abilities in medical and school-based facilities and her current clinical work consists of directing a therapeutic choir for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers and. Katie serves as the founding Director of Music Therapy at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she has proposed, developed, coordinated, and implemented the establishment of the new undergraduate music therapy degree program. She implemented classroom-based learning, student field training experiences and program administration. Her research interests include pediatrics, interdisciplinary collaboration, Parkinson’s disease, and caregiver support.